April 13, 2026
The Ontario government is proposing an increase to income replacement benefits that workers receive through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) if they are injured on the job. The province said this was the first of such an increase in nearly 30 years.
April 13, 2026
On March 26, the province of Ontario introduced its 2026 budget, which proposes a temporary enhancement to the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) New Housing Rebate and New Residential Rental Property Rebate. The measure is intended to improve housing affordability by increasing the amount of provincial HST relief available on qualifying new home purchases while preserving the existing rebate framework and eligibility rules.
April 13, 2026
Is it better to make a first offer in negotiations? And what about aggressive first offers — do they set an advantageous anchor or lead to insult and impasse?
April 10, 2026
Ontario’s recent expansion of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage still leaves more than 1.5 million workers in the province without critical safety protections, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
April 10, 2026
Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School has unveiled a new million-dollar fund to help support access to justice research and students pursuing careers in the area of public interest.
April 10, 2026
The Federal Court has barred a self-represented litigant from starting or continuing proceedings without leave after finding that his repeated complaints, court actions and AI-tainted filings amounted to vexatious conduct.
April 10, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld an arbitration award in favour of a pediatrician terminated for refusing a COVID-19 vaccination, emphasizing that it lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals raising issues of mixed fact and law under the Arbitration Act.
April 10, 2026
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) practices and the use of personal phones, calendars, note‑taking applications and other personal tools for work purposes persist in organizations with or without employer authorization.
April 10, 2026
Over the past decade, professional sports teams have evolved into one of the most compelling alternative asset classes in global finance. Once regarded primarily as trophy assets, sports franchises are now increasingly recognized for their long-term appreciation potential and strategic role within diversified investments.
April 10, 2026
In 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack that shocked America, sparking a revolution in diet and exercise that slashed cardiovascular deaths by 60 per cent within decades. Today, Canadian lawyers face a parallel crisis, not in our bodies, but in our brains.